Digital video/audio capture device and method thereof

a capture device and audio technology, applied in the field of digital audio/video capture devices and a capture method thereof, can solve the problems of local computer overloaded with compression/decompression, disadvantaged conventional digital webcams, etc., and achieve the effect of reducing the load of local terminal computers performing compression and decompression

US20100185795A1Active Publication Date: 2010-07-22QUANTA COMPUTER INC
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2010-07-22

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Abstract

In audio / video (AV) capture, two video streaming adapters (VSAs) receive an original input video signal and a compressed input video signal respectively to generate an uncompressed video streaming and a compressed video streaming respectively. The uncompressed video streaming and the compressed video streaming are transmitted to an external device by way of time division duplex. An interlock mechanism prevents concurrent transmission of the uncompressed video streaming and the compressed video streaming, so that the loss of real-time video streaming is reduced.
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[0001] This application claims the benefit of Taiwan application Serial No. 98102072, filed Jan. 20, 2009, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND

[0002] 1. Field

[0003] The application relates in general to a digital audio / video (AV) capture device and a method thereof, and more particularly to a digital AV capture device and a method thereof, capable of outputting an uncompressed video streaming and a compressed video streaming.

[0004] 2. Description of Background

[0005] Current USB video device class (UVC) audio / video products can be used in Windows XP SP2 and later operating systems or Vista system in a plug-and-play manner without installing any driver. Examples of the UVC AV products include digital webcam, digital camera, analog image converter, TV stick and etc. Webcam, which is one of earliest AV products that support UVC protocol, is widely used and has a large demand in the market.

[0006] As the built-in digital webcam has become a standard equipme...

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[0021]According to the new USB digital AV capture configuration provided in the embodiments of the invention, the isochronous transfer of two formats of video streaming (that is, a compressed video streaming and an uncompressed video streaming are concurrently transmitted) is supported by time division duplex. The local terminal computer concurrently receives two formats of video streaming, so the load of performing compression and decompression by the local terminal computer is reduced.

[0022]According to the new USB digital AV capture configuration provided in the following embodiments of the invention, a UVC compliant payload header is automatically added, hence making the implementation of video conference or digital home easier.

[0023]Here below, a video streaming includes video and / or audio data. FIG. 2A˜FIG. 2C show a micro frame in a video streaming, respectively. As indicated in FIG. 2A˜FIG. 2C, a micro frame includes a start of frame (SOF) 210, a payload header 220 and a plu...